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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 8 · 2008Reserved (SC)
Ambah
Winner — 2008
KAMALESH JATAV
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 36.5%BSP 31.6%8 others 31.9%
Votes
29,156
36.5% share
Winning margin
3,927
4.9% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
49.1%
of 1,62,524
A closely fought contest. KAMALESH JATAV won with a 4.9% margin.
Seat history
0 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.07 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAMALESH JATAV | BJP (NDA) | 29,156 | 36.5% |
| 2 | SATYA PRAKASH | BSP | 25,229 | 31.6% |
| 3 | SURESH JATAV | UPA | 15,895 | 19.9% |
| 4 | KISHORI LAL | BJSH | 5,563 | 7.0% |
| 5 | SURENDR MEHATAR | Samajwadi Party | 1,092 | 1.4% |
| 6 | SATISH KUMAR | IND | 946 | 1.2% |
| 7 | BHAGWAN DAS | IND | 683 | 0.9% |
| 8 | RAMSEWAK | NDA | 675 | 0.8% |
| 9 | PANNALAL | IND | 342 | 0.4% |
| 10 | GUDIA KARKOR | GMS | 260 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (227th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 0.8% · max 43.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
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227th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
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154th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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185th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 36.5%BSP 31.6%INC 19.9%BJSH 7.0%OTH 5.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.07 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,65,970
Density
394 / km²
Sex ratio
840 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,989 km²
SC population21.4%
ST population0.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.4%Other 4.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.3%
Electricity36.3%
Sanitation20.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.8%
Children fully vaccinated69.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)29.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.5%
Women literate65.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.8%
Clean cooking fuel32.6%
Health insurance36.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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